Thursday, July 21st, 2011
The division of time into measurable units has been something of an obsession for mankind for at least the last 4,000 years. From the observation of shadows cast by stone stele, the movements of stars and planets and on through increasingly exotic mechanical, electrical and finally atomic regulated mechanisms, fine engineering and scientific minds have
Thursday, July 21st, 2011
The national weather forecaster, which is part of the Ministry of Defence, has also been criticised for handing out up to £1.5 million of bonuses. The Science and Technology Committee will look at how effectively the Met Office runs its public weather service remit. The forecaster is relied upon by the army, air traffic control, the BBC
Thursday, July 21st, 2011
Scientists from the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change (IPCC) meeting in Brest from 18 to 22 July for the preparation of their fifth report, to be published in 2014. A year and a half after having been at the center of an intense smear campaign, the IPCC chairman, Indian economist Rajendra Pachauri, returns in an interview with World of the
Thursday, July 21st, 2011
According to satellite imagery data of July 18 the area of burnt-out section constituted several square kilometers. The Republican Forestry Agency reports that 15 people from forest protection service, 12 troopers, a fire extinguishing equipment and machinery were sent to stop the fire. Read More
Wednesday, July 20th, 2011
The Call for Abstracts deadline for the European LiDAR Mapping Forum being held in Salzburg, Austria is fast approaching – Monday 25th July 2011. Authors wishing to submit a paper for the conference are requested to submit an abstract of no more than 250 words online. If you are thinking about visiting you’ll be interested to
Wednesday, July 20th, 2011
As the alpine glaciers shrink they will affect the flow of Europe’s biggest rivers, impacting areas of the economy ranging from shipping to power generation. Glaciologist Matthias Huss of Fribourg University has discovered that right down to the sea, the Danube, Rhine, Rhone and Po contain a larger proportion of water from glaciers than previously
Wednesday, July 20th, 2011
The AGI have published Part 3 of the Metadata Guidelines for Geospatial Data Resources – Metadata Quality. Part 3 completes the series of Guidelines which have been revised to correspond to UK GEMINI v2.1, and take into account the requirements of the EU INSPIRE Directive. This part of the guidelines deals with metadata quality and covers
Wednesday, July 20th, 2011
The PHOCUS payload carries 18 instruments from eight different research groups. This makes PHOCUS the most complex rocket for atmospheric research ever sent from Esrange Space Center. The test count down was performed on Wednesday morning, 6 July. Since then, a few count downs have been cancelled due to unfavourable weather conditions. Next attempt is currently scheduled for
Wednesday, July 20th, 2011
Tascomi today announced a reseller agreement that will bring the OpenGeo Suite Enterprise Edition to the UK and Ireland. Chris Holmes, OpenGeo president, noted: “We are excited to see growing interest in the OpenGeo Suite in Ireland and the UK. Our partnership with Tascomi will add local expertise and support to this market as well as
Wednesday, July 20th, 2011
A new methodology for quantifying emission reductions from projects that reduce unplanned deforestation could help unlock carbon market revenues for countries and poor communities across Africa, Asia and Latin America, boosting the conservation of forests and creating new livelihoods.
